Parental divorce has more children than previously thought

After parting with each other's parents often are not aware of what was a divorce trauma for their children. This is evidenced by the results of a survey conducted by website Netmums. The survey involved about 1,000 divorced parents and their 100 children aged 8 to 18 years.

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So divorced couples with children often have no idea how psychological blow for the children began their divorce. More than three-quarters of divorced parents believe that their children are "well-managed" by the incident. In doing so, the children say the exact opposite: only 18 percent of the children surveyed said that their parents' divorce did not upset.

The rest of the respondents - surveyed thousands of children - has gone through one or other stress, which was trying to somehow fight. For example, one in twenty children attempted to reduce stress by using alcohol. Every ninth he reached that intentionally inflicted self-injury or injury. Six percent thought about suicide. Two of the respondents even tried to commit suicide. And nearly a third of children reported that they were "devastated" parents' divorce.

There was also revealed another trend. About half - forty percent - admitted that not sharing their feelings with their parents because they did not want to upset them. Other children - they, too, were many - felt need especially after a divorce faces of their mothers or fathers. In addition, 35 percent of the children noticed that one of the parents (and sometimes both) are trying to set them against the other.

The survey also showed parents curious figures. It was found that many parents do not only notice feelings of children, but even managed to not see any traces of alcoholism or drug abuse or even suicide attempts. Many parents - probably also under the influence of stress - how to seek a close eye on the effect of divorce. They seemed to like to stay in the dark. Only ten percent confessed that their children watched the scandals, despite the fact that these witnesses 'family scenes' called himself 31 percent of children. (READ MORE)

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